Biden to Netanyahu: “You got a win. Take the win.” U.S. won’t support Israeli counterattack against Iran, White House official says. Read more from Axios:
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Israel says it is closing its airspace as it braces for an Iranian drone attack that may take hours to reach its targets. AP reports: https://flip.it/bK1nWN
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Will #Israel and #Iran now escalate into full-scale warfare, or will they return to the "shadow war" they've been fighting for decades?
An expert on U.S. national security and counterterrorism who served on the National Intelligence Council says there's reason to believe Iran will be wary of making additional public attacks
https://theconversation.com/shadow-war-no-more-hostilities-between-israel-and-iran-have-strayed-into-direct-warfare-is-there-any-going-back-227877
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“Two U.S. officials told CBS News that a major #Iran attack against #Israel was expected as soon as Friday, possibly to include more than 100 drones and dozens of missiles aimed at military targets inside the country.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-iran-hamas-war-us-travel-warning-middle-east-conflict/
“Pres #Biden told #Israel Prime Minister #Netanyahu that the U.S. will not participate in offensive operations against #Iran, a senior administration official told NBC News. Top U.S. officials are concerned that Israel could respond quickly without thinking through potential fallout”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-attack-israel-strikes-live-updates-rcna147738
Iranian foreign minister says it will not escalate conflict and mocks Israeli weapons as ‘toys that our children play with’.. refused to acknowledge #Israel was behind the attack.
#Iran's foreign minister refused to acknowledge that Israel was behind the recent attack on his country and described the weapons that were used as more like children's toys.
"What happened last night was not a strike. They were more like toys that our children play with – not drones."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iranian-foreign-minister-says-weapons-used-israeli-attack-toys-childre-rcna148568
Republicans in disarray
“A defiant House #SpeakerJohnson, facing growing threats to his speakership, said Tuesday he is not resigning and dismissed threats to his gavel as “absurd” after a second Republican member of Congress threatened to oust Johnson for his handling of legislation to send foreign aid to #Ukraine and #Israel.”
New York City police have arrested more than 100 people protesting Israel’s war in Gaza on the campus of Columbia University. A student group called Columbia University Apartheid Divest set up an encampment on Wednesday to protest the school’s “continued financial investment in corporations that profit from Israeli apartheid.” University President Minouche Shafik warned demonstrators that they were not allowed to set up tents and occupy the grounds before police started forcibly removing them. USA Today has more on the ongoing protest.
#Israel retaliates against #Iran, senior U.S. official says. The move comes days after Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-hamas-war/israeli-missiles-have-hit-a-site-in-iran-109405880?id=108860743&cid=social_twitter_abcn
Here’s what we are reading today:
#House votes in a bipartisan way on rules for foreign aid package, paving way for assistance to #Ukraine & #Israel.
Dem support crucial against Speaker Johnson's right-wing opposition. Calls for his ouster may intensify. Final vote anticipated Saturday.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1781341249217159187?s=12&t=ev2MhUPZhU_5f0f5nvXYAg
#Israel launches missile strikes into #Iran
The Israeli military has conducted missile strikes against Iran, a snr #UnitedStates #military ofcl told NPR Thurs. There are also reports of explosions in #Iraq & #Syria.
Iran's Fars News Agency says explosions were heard in the central city of #Isfahan, according to the Reuters News Agency.
The extent of Israel's strikes & the weapons used weren't clear.
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https://www.npr.org/2024/04/18/1245763498/israel-iran-missile-strikes
BREAKING: Secretary of State #Blinken Is Sitting on Staff Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Military Units Linked to Killings or Rapes
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A special State Department panel told Blinken that the U.S. should restrict arms sales to #Israeli military units that have been credibly accused of human rights abuses. He has not taken any action.
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https://www.propublica.org/article/israel-gaza-blinken-leahy-sanctions-human-rights-violations
We’ve all lived in relative safety, but those times are ending. Trump gave the autocratic world a taste of what a “sphere of influence” world would look like, and they’ve decided they aren’t going back.
Ready yourself for war to preserve the free world and hope it never comes. Be willing to sacrifice the comfort you’ve enjoyed to secure it for future generations throughout the West.
We have to protect each other above all else.
Six children are among at least nine Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit a residential building in southern Gaza. AP reports:
https://flip.it/0aIbE6
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Just a short Comment of mine to this reemerged Conflict between Israel and Iran in the middle East.
Israel sowed Wind and now they got the first Taste of the upcoming Storm.
I don't like Conflicts that accumulate in War and even more than that I don't like double morals to justify it.
There is absolut no need for another War in the World but it seems People have forgotten the horrors of the last.
An Israeli air raid hits the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight, killing 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday. Israel's near-daily strikes on Rafah come as the US is close to approving additional military aid to Israel. AP reports: https://flip.it/QDJs7T
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'Colombian #President, Gustavo Petro, warned that Colombia will break diplomatic relations with #Israel if it does not comply with the recent resolution of the United Nations Security Council, which demands a ceasefire in #Gaza'
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240326-colombia-president-threatens-to-break-relations-with-israel-if-ceasefire-not-implemented/
#Netanyahu Resists U.S. Plan to Bring Sanctions Against Israeli #Military Unit
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After months of inaction, Secretary of State Antony #Blinken is poised to bar U.S. aid to an #Israeli unit accused of human rights abuses.